Big Bens Injury

[teegre]

Originally Posted by Darkstorm05

"Pain" is a poor indicator. How many of you have ever had a good dislocation, or a joint popped, or whatever. A lot of times it hurts like hell when it first happens, then you hold it still and find a position where it agrees not to go wild on you if you just mind your business and leave it be. What else would he take to the hospital? An ambulance for a strained shoulder? Not like he was nursing a gunshot wound here.

To quote someone else:
Why would you let your $17 million QB go to the hospital in his pregnant wife's car... on a rainy night???

Wouldn't you take him in a company car or ambulance or something??? Again, this is THE franchise here (not some back-up TE). So much so, that I'm surprised Tomlin didn't drive BB himself.

[Bayz101]

Originally Posted by madtowndrunkard

Initially it looked like Ben's hand got stuck in the facemask of his tackler... I was initially thinking broken wrist... then they said his shoulder... the way he fell was classic "shoulder separation" even dilfer talked about it.

EXACTLY. He hit the ground and it looked like a shoulder-concrete collision. Not good.

[4xSBChamps]

Originally Posted by Darkstorm05

Not like he was nursing a gunshot wound here.

we gon feex dat!!!

[Bayz101]

Originally Posted by teegre

To quote someone else:
Why would you let your $17 million QB go to the hospital in his pregnant wife's car... on a rainy night???

Wouldn't you take him in a company car or ambulance or something??? Again, this is THE franchise here (not some back-up TE). So much so, that I'm surprised Tomlin didn't drive BB himself.

This isn't the president we're talking about. I see no problem with him being accompanied by his wife en-route to the hospital.

[stb_steeler]

Sprain shoulder.....Ben will be throwing next week....

[Darkstorm05]

Originally Posted by teegre

To quote someone else:
Why would you let your $17 million QB go to the hospital in his pregnant wife's car... on a rainy night???

Wouldn't you take him in a company car or ambulance or something??? Again, this is THE franchise here (not some back-up TE). So much so, that I'm surprised Tomlin didn't drive BB himself.

That's pretty far out there, man. We could also ban him from having a house with a 2nd floor, so he won't fall down the stairs trying to a snack in the dark of night, ban him from eating shellfish in case of any digestive issues, maybe not allow him to cross streets without a crossing guard present. We're deep in tin foil hat land here.

[MACH1]

Originally Posted by teegre

To quote someone else:
Why would you let your $17 million QB go to the hospital in his pregnant wife's car... on a rainy night???

Wouldn't you take him in a company car or ambulance or something??? Again, this is THE franchise here (not some back-up TE). So much so, that I'm surprised Tomlin didn't drive BB himself.

Remember how cheap the Rooneys are, maybe they didn't want to pay for the ambulance ride.

[ChristianKustomz]

Originally Posted by 4xSBChamps

we gon feex dat!!!

I KNEW IT...RAY LEWIS DID IT!

[PhantomJB93]

There's no chance he was "acting" if he freaking left the stadium to get MRI's. We all know by now Ben plays if he can no matter what. To not only go to the locker room, but go to the hospital and leave his team in the middle of a game, speaks volumes about the severity of this injury.

I sincerely doubt this has anything to do with the baby, just because he was leaving with his wife doesn't mean anything. I'm sure she's at almost every game and she's obviously going to go to the hospital with him if he leaves the stadium.

I'm not optimistic at all he'll play against Baltimore or even within the next 2-3 weeks. After what happened with his ankle last year I'm actually scared our whole season could be ruined. This seems like the kind of injury that could really throw him off his game for the rest of the season.

[teegre]

Originally Posted by Darkstorm05

That's pretty far out there, man. We could also ban him from having a house with a 2nd floor, so he won't fall down the stairs trying to a snack in the dark of night, ban him from eating shellfish in case of any digestive issues, maybe not allow him to cross streets without a crossing guard present. We're deep in tin foil hat land here.

Actually, a lot of the contracts have that kind of language in them. Terrell Suggs had to lie about where he got hurt, for fear of losing a LOT of money.

That aside, in the past, when I have heard about players leaving games, the team doctors usually take the player to the hospital.

And, Yes, I admit: I have my tinfoil hat on... and, your point about that is...??? Oh... wait... I get it. Damn. I've tangented again, haven't i???